SECTION III..STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING
Straight Stitch
O | Stitch | selector: | 1 or 2 |
® | Stitch | length: | Red zone |
®Needle thread tension: 2 to 6
(_ Presser | foot: | Straight | stitch foot |
(_) Presser | foot: | Zigzag | foot |
NOTE: When using the straight stitch foot, make sure to set the stitch selector at t (Center needle position) Otherwise the needle may strike the sewing foot and possibly break.
• Starting to sew
Raise the presser foot and position the fabric next to a seam guide line on the needle plate (5/8" is most common)_ Lower the needle to the point where you want to start Lower the presser foot and pull the threads toward the back. De- press the foot control. Gently guide the fabric along a seam guide line letting the fabric feed naturally.
o Finishing sewing
To fasten the ends of a seam, press the reverse stitch control and sew several'reverse stitches. Raise the presser foot. Remove the fabric, draw the threads to the back and cut them
with the thread cutter. The threads are cut in a proper length for the next seam
Use.the Seam Guides
(_ Cornering guid e
®Guide lines in inches
(_) Guide lines in millimeters
The seam guides on the needle plate are there to help you measure seam width The lines are ti8" (0.3 cm) apart, with the 3/8", 4/8", 5/8" and 6/8" lines engraved The lines in miF timeters are 5 mm apart, with the 10 ram, 15 mm and 20 mm lines engraved
Turn | a Square | Corner |
O | Cornering | guide |
'Toturn | a square | coiner 1.6 cm (5/8") from the fabric edge |
1.Stop stitching and lower the needle by turning handwheel cour_terctockwise, toward you, when the fabric edge facing you lines up with the edge of the needle plate as shown.
2.Raise the presser foot and turn the fabric to line up the edge with the 16 cm (5t8") seam guide
3.Lower the presser foot and begin stitching in the new direction
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